You have an email,But you're not sure if it is a scam or not,Analyze here easily to find out if it's scam or not...
Here are 17 questions regarding 419 scam email. If you answer "yes" to any of them - it is a scam....
Does the email mention millions of dollars or some other very large sum of money?
Does the email ask you to pay a comparatively small amount of money (hundreds or thousands of dollars) to get a much larger sum of money in the future?
Does the email say you just won a lottery. (All real lotteries inform winners in person - never by email.)
Did the first email address you as "Dear Sir/Madam", "Dear Friend", "Hello Dear", "Dearest One" or in some other way that indicates they have no idea who you really are?
Does the author want you to pretend to be the next of kin of a rich dead person? (Or to do something else that is illegal or dishonest?)
Does the author claim to be a government official, bank examiner, barrister, diplomat, FBI agent, a deposed leader or a member of royalty? (Such people rarely solicit the help of strangers and never by email.)
Does the author, who you have never met before, want you to cash checks for him?
Is the author requesting your help in transferring funds from one place to another?
Does the author need your help to clean defaced currency? (This is a classic "wash-wash" scam.)
Did the author send you a scanned copy of his passport or some other form of ID? (No legitimate person would do that.)
Does the author claim to be an orphan, widow, refugee or a sick person?
Did the author ask to see a scanned copy of YOUR passport or ID? (No legitimate person would do that either.)
Did the author ask you for your personal information? (No legitimate company will ever contact you by email to ask you to provide your username, password, date of birth, country, credit card information, etc...)
Does the author ever mention "Western Union" or "Moneygram"? (419ers love WU and MG!)
Does the author claim his situation is urgent or that time is limited?
Is the author, who is from another country, seeking your help with something? (Can't he find just one person in his own country to help him?)
Is the email from Africa, written by someone from Africa or is connected to Africa in anyway?
- If you did not answer "yes" to any of those. Does not mean that the email is legitimate?
- The email could still be from a scammer. Let common sense be your guide; if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you have any doubts you can send the email to us at webmaster@ripandscam.com
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